On our first night on Santa Cruz, as we often tend to do while traveling, on our way back from Charles Darwin research centre, we asked each other If we could have lived in such a place. We both ...
My attraction for water is visceral. There’s no better way to describe it. When underwater I feel calm and energised at the same time, as if endorphins and adrenaline start working simultaneously ...
Isla Isabela, the youngest and largest island of the archipelago, finds itself on the western part of the Galapagos. Five out of the six volcanoes the island originated from are still active. The ...
The Galapagos Islands had been on my bucket list for as long as I can remember. Not so surprising from somebody that, as a kid, happened to play with toy animals only, was charmed about Darwin’s ...
Days spent: 4 days as part of a tour arranged from Quito (more than 1 day was actually spent traveling). Days recommended: make sure to be able to spend at least a couple of full days there. Where we ...
QUITO Days spent: hahaha plenty! Considering its central and very well connected position and how badly we fell for our hostel, we decided to use Quito as our basecamp to explore Ecuador. Days ...
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![Fauna [Galapagos: Pinzon + San Cristobal]](https://andrejrusskovskij.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-11-09-at-17.28.58-1-e1513604229117.jpg)
![Fauna [Galapagos: Isabela]](https://andrejrusskovskij.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-11-09-at-13.27.34-e1512661089816.jpg)
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![Fauna [The Amazon]](https://andrejrusskovskij.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Screen-Shot-2017-10-25-at-10.27.27-e1509017170930.jpg)
![Fauna [Quito + Otavalo + Quilotoa]](https://andrejrusskovskij.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Screen-Shot-2017-10-14-at-13.15.32-e1508493760817.jpg)